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When clicking the "+" button on a repo to make a new session, it's unreasonab...

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Description

When clicking the "+" button on a repo to make a new session, it's unreasonable to not use main as the default branch for it.

It would be fine to make it configurable what the default is, but choosing the last used one is almost guaranteed to be wrong.


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App version 1.1.14
OS macOS 26.6.2
Theme GitHub
Path /chat
Tenure Week 13

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Research direction

Start at the /chat view and trace the + button flow for creating a repository session. Check how the new session's branch is selected and where the last-used branch is retained. Done means clicking + defaults to main rather than the last-used branch, with any resulting behavior covered by the relevant tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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